[SLE] Suspend Monitor

From: Terry Eck (terry_eck_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/15/04

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    Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:49:21 -0600
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    How do I get my Monitor to suspend?

    Running nvidia 1.0-6629
    GeForce FX 5200 card
    SuSE 9.2
    Monitor is Sony HMD-A440/LXU
    The following is inside XF86Config:

    under Section "Monitor"
    Option "DPMS"

    and under "ServerLayout"
    Option "BlankTime" "20"
    Option "StandbyTime" "30"
    Option "SuspendTime" "40"
    Option "OffTime" "60"

    Inside /var/log/XFree86.0.log I get the warning:
    (WW) Open APM failed (dev/apm_bios) (No such device)

    How do I get /dev/apm_bios?

    When I'm logged out and kdm is waiting for a new login
    the screen will blank after a while but some time later
    the kdm login area (along with clock) will show on the
    screen. The display is somewhat distorted. The next
    morning I check the monitor and it was still warm and
    the monitor never went into standby let along suspend.

    Does anyone know what else I should be configuring
    to get this system to suspend the monitor or at least
    send it into standby.

    If I remember right the monitor use to power down to
    the point where the monitor was not warm the next morning.
    This was under SuSE 8.2

    Thanks,
    Terry 

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